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The Building Control (Amendment) Bill has been passed by Parliament today on 20 September 2007. The objective of the Bill is to strengthen the building control regulatory framework to raise the professionalism, quality and safety standards in the construction industry. It also puts in place the recommendations of the MND-MOM Joint Review Committee on Construction Safety (JRC), which was formed to examine the regulation of the construction process following the Nicoll Highway collapse. The Bill has also taken into consideration useful feedback from relevant stakeholders in the industry following numerous consultations with them.

The text of the Second Reading Speech On Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill by DPM Prof S Jayakumar, 20 Sept 2007 is below.

The text of the Second Reading Speech On The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2007 by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Second Minister for Finance in Parliament on 19 Sept 2007 is below.

The text of the Second Reading Speech On Inquiries Bill 2007, by Deputy Prime Minister in Parliament on 19 Sept 2007 is below.

The text of the Second Reading Speech for the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act by Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs n Parliament is below.

The revised Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA) between Singapore and China was signed on 11 July 2007 by Mr Moses Lee, Commissioner of Inland Revenue from Singapore and Mr Wang Li, Deputy Commissioner of State Administration of Taxation from China. The ratification process for the revised DTA has now been completed and the DTA enters into force on 18 September 2007.

In March 2007, during the Committee of Supply, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan announced that the Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) levy concession[1] will be extended to employers with disabled dependents[2], or who are themselves disabled. Employers may now apply for the FDW Levy Concession (Persons with disability) from 15 September 2007. Eligible employers will enjoy a concessionary levy rate of $170 monthly. The application form and detailed application procedure can be found on the Disability Portal at www.disability.org.sg.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law Professor S Jayakumar and the Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Mr Tjaco Van den Hout signed an Agreement on 10 September 2007 to establish a facility of the PCA in Singapore. The DPM's speech is below.

The Law Society's Pro Bono Services Office opened at the Subordinate Courts on 10 Sept 2007.

The Senior Minister of State for Law Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee speech at the opening of the Law Society's Pro Bono Services Office at the Subordinate Courts on 10 Sept 2007 is below.

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